National programmes

Working with a national programme is the way that lower-risk food businesses operate under the Food Act 2014. Find out how to set up and register your business under a national programme.

What is a national programme?

Lower and medium risk businesses follow a national programme. This means they don't need to use written food control plans, but must register the business, meet food safety standards, keep some records, and get checked.

Three levels of national programme

There are 3 levels of national programmes, which are based on the food safety risk of the activities a business does:

Level 1 – lower risk

Level 2 – medium risk

Level 3 – higher risk.

National programme requirements

All national programmes require:

record keeping to show that you're selling safe food

registration of business details with your local council (or with MPI if you operate in more than one local area)

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